Chapter 701: Chapter 560: Eternal Mysterious Flame_1
Outside Li Mountain City, the Tao Cultivation camp.
The clamor had subsided.
Cultivators were dead or wounded all over.
These cultivators had all been influenced by Gui Tao’s people with a Planting Devil in Taoist Heart, and had killed each other.
True Man Situ, using his fingers for Calculation and with the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp, illuminated every corner of the camp to ensure there were no more Demon Seeds, nor the eerie presence of Gui Tao’s people. Only then did his expression slightly relax.
Afterwards, the dead cultivators were encoffined.
The other cultivators were still in shock, each tending to their recuperation.
In the room, True Man Situ was restless, his brows furrowed in thought.
A moment later, there was a flash of a figure, and Bai Qiancheng, dressed in white, burst through the door and immediately said,
“Senior Situ, I have a matter for which I need your assistance.”
Bai Qiancheng’s expression was urgent.
True Man Situ was taken aback, then furrowed his brows, sensing that this was no small matter.
Moments later, he followed Bai Qiancheng into a secret chamber within the camp, where he saw Mr. Zhuang lying inside, his vital energy nearly dissipated. His heart skipped a beat.
True Man Situ pointed at Mr. Zhuang, his fingers trembling.
“The Back Ruins Picture has been taken by Gui Tao’s people, my senior brother’s lifeforce is slipping away, he is on the brink of death. Please, Senior, save my teacher’s life!” pleaded Bai Qiancheng earnestly.
True Man Situ gave a wry smile.
Was this really a matter of whether to save or not to save…
“True Man Bai, I’m not a Pill Master…”
“Pill Masters can’t save him.”
Bai Qiancheng said, “I wish to ask Senior, to use the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp, to sustain my teacher’s life!”
True Man Situ’s heart leaped, and he immediately refused, saying, “No, no!”
Then, seeing Bai Qiancheng’s frosty expression, he explained,
“It’s not that I am miserly, but the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp is not the Seven Stars Everlasting Lamp, it… it can’t sustain life!”
Bai Qiancheng stated decisively.
True Man Situ was halfway through his objection when Bai Qiancheng interrupted him:
“My ancestor once mentioned to me that the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp, in times of crisis, could temporarily sustain life…”
True Man Situ’s face darkened.
He had forgotten that detail… This young lady was from the Bai Family, with a profound family knowledge and knew the secret of this treasured artifact; he couldn’t deceive her…
Still unwilling to agree, True Man Situ then asked,
“Do you know how to use it?”
Bai Qiancheng shook her head, “I don’t know, but you certainly do!”
True Man Situ was taken aback.
Bai Qiancheng’s gaze sharpened as she continued,
“You are the Chief Elder of Mystery Valley, respected and revered, with great mastery over Calculation. You definitely know how to sustain my teacher’s life!”
“I have not mastered the art…”
But Bai Qiancheng had a firm look in her eyes, not listening to his objections.
Helpless, True Man Situ decided to tell the truth,
“It’s not that I disagree, but the price is too high…”
“This Qiankun Clear Light Lamp contains the Heavenly secret, expels evil and wards off disasters, it’s Mystery Valley’s most precious treasure, passed down through over a dozen generations…”
“This treasured artifact is not like the Seven Stars Everlasting Lamp; it’s not meant for sustaining life.”
“If you use it as an Everlasting Lamp, it will wear out quickly, and before it saves someone’s life for long, this Lamp may well expire…”
“I do not consider myself a selfish man, but no matter what, I could not destroy the Sect’s treasure just to save the life of someone unrelated…”
True Man Situ shook his head repeatedly.
Bai Qiancheng bit her lip and said, “I will find a Heavenly secret treasure to present to Mystery Valley in exchange for the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp.”
“A Heavenly secret treasure… Where could you easily find such a thing…”
True Man Situ disagreed.
“Then consider it a great favor owed by the Bai Family,” said Bai Qiancheng.
“Is it the Bai Family that owes the favor, or do you, True Man Bai, owe it?” asked True Man Situ.
If it was a favor owed by the Bai Family, he might consider it.
But if it was just a favor from a Feather Transformation True Man…
Although a favor from a Feather Transformation True Man was valuable, it was certainly not so valuable as to exchange the treasure of Mystery Valley for it…
True Man Situ could not agree in any case.
Bai Qiancheng’s gaze became a bit hostile.
True Man Situ was startled, his heart skipped a beat, wondering if she meant to forcibly take it…
He had heard that the Bai Family’s young miss was arrogant and willful, acting capriciously, but that was all over a hundred years ago…
By now, having become a True Person and with a pair of children, she should have become more stable.
But if she really resorted to force…
Not even force would make him give it up!
The Qiankun Clear Light Lamp certainly could not be lent out!
Just as True Man Situ was about to reject her firmly, he paused.
The scenes of the Daoist Court being Planting Devil in Taoist Heart floated before his eyes…
The pitch-black pupils of that disciple.
The cultivators from Daoist Court, influenced by Demon Thought, killing each other.
The Taoists from Gui Tao casually walking past them.
And that overwhelming presence of Heavenly secret Tricky Calculation…
True Man Situ felt a chill in his heart.
If Mr. Zhuang truly died, who else could contain Gui Tao’s people?
Without the Heavenly secret Calculation, how would they contend with Heavenly secret Tricky Calculation?
The art of Heavenly secret Calculation is different from cultivation.
No matter how powerful one’s cultivation, without knowledge of the Heavenly secret, one can still be schemed to death.
Although the Divine Sense Calculation of Mystery Valley was indeed profound, no matter what, it could not compare to One Thought, Two Methods, Heavenly secret Tricky Calculation…
And if one day, Gui Tao’s people truly became the Great Demon Head, founded on Heavenly secret Tricky Calculation, using Planting Devil in Taoist Heart as a technique, slaughtered Mystery Valley, exterminated the Calculation of Mystery Valley, what would he do?
How could they possibly defend?
True Man Situ became more frightened the more he thought.
This thread of thought was not unfounded.
Those who see the Heavenly secret and are skilled in Calculation, the myriad thoughts in their Sea of Consciousness, fleeting glimpses of light—these are all omens.